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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II British Guiana 1c Magenta
| Issuer | Solomon Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and wearing a drop earring, with elaborately rendered curled hair, set against a finely engraved guilloché background. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, while SOLOMON ISLANDS arcs along the right. Below the truncation, the inscription 1/100 Oz Au 999.9 appears flanking the engraver's initials IRB, with the date 2022 at the base. The portrait is executed in a detailed line-engraving style consistent with modern commemorative coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | FAMOUS STAMPS OF THE WORLD BRITISH GUIANA 1C MAGENTA POSTAGE BRITISH Damus Petimus Que Vicissim GUIANA. ONE CENT. 1856 10 DOLLARS |
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The British Guiana 1c Magenta of 1856 is frequently called the world's most valuable stamp — a single surviving example sold at Sotheby's in 2021 for $8.3 million. It was a provisional issue, typeset locally by the Official Gazette in Georgetown after a shipment of stamps from Perkins Bacon in London failed to arrive on time. The stamp's scarcity owes entirely to accident, not intent.
At 0.311 g, the gold here is purely token — the coin's value is philatelic homage, not bullion.